January 11, 2012 by Aimee •
√ Mantel Complete
Here’s what I showed you last night.
And after my initial little freak out moment {which tends to be my first reaction on big purchases, because truly I’m not much of a spender in personality}, I have fallen completely head over heels in love with my rug! Not only does Oliver love looking at the ocean of beauty, my sweet copper horses that I found at my favorite thrift store recently are super impressed! These sweet horses were a total of $3 and although I tend to like white, and I’m not promising that isn’t their future, I’m loving how the patina process shows how long these precious animals have been loving life. I think the touch of green is just beautiful!
Packing up Christmas, I wasn’t ready to ditch my fence art quite yet! To me it has a very wintery feeling with it’s barren, dull coloring. I love how it pops against our white fireplace and warms the area up real well!
My flower vase makes me smile with a touch of brightness!!! And my sweet perched bird takes the place of my birds outside that have migrated for the season.
At our two story house, I displayed each of our annual family pictures, all in 11×14 frames, running up one side of the staircase. Ten years worth of living there made for a lot of frames {eleven to be exact because I included our engagement pictures in that series}. At this house, there’s not a spot really for those collections, but I was sorta over that anyways. My ranch-style house has a new collection, I’m going for an 11×14 frame in every single color!!! LOL! {So far RED √ YELLOW√ BLUE √}.
I’ve decided that I absolutely LOVE fall leaves, but am totally not a fan of winter leaves! I swept the back porch again today and I just have to say, sweet brown dead leaves has no thrill! Thankfully Stud loaded 15 bags worth of leaves a month ago so there’s not too much left to sweep.
In the backyard we have a endless branches that break off as the squirrels jump through our tree and when the winter wind blows during storms. With a spray of my white paint, they brighten up the fence panels well.
I’ve had my topiaries for a while. They were from Michael’s for a great price with a couple coupons.
Isn’t Oliver SUPER CUTE! {Yes, you can spray paint a silk flower!}
Two of our favorite books: Making Fine Furniture and The most Scenic Rides in America. A porcelain antler and a yummy candle that I picked up at TJ Maxx yesterday. I also bought those yummy smelling oil reeds, they smell GREAT!
So nice to be able to enjoy a comfy family room after lots of time spent with dust flying every which way!!! Next up…I NEED to make or find some pillows. I found some cute blue and white ticking pillows made by Ralph Lauren at HomeGood store the other day and I have some yellow pillows I made out of place-mats a while back, but it’s just not popping. I may have to snoop through Potterybarn, West Elm and ZGallerie and see if I can’t find something on sale or something that inspires me!!! Any ideas friends!?!? No promises on when they’ll be found, but I’ll definitely share my progress with you! It’s so fun being friends with you!!!
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Love, love, love it!
It is beautiful!! Love it, too!! Going to have to pin your familyroom picture!!
Very, very pretty!
Your family room is looking lovely as is your mantel! Thanks for sharing!
Your room looks great, Aimee! I just saw a fence art piece at Hobby Lobby this week. They had it painted with a faded black base and then a white scroll design on it. It was very pretty; you might have started a new trend!
Looks great! My mantel is naked right now lol. I need to put some thought into that. I cannot stop staring at your new rug! So nice!
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I too have initial freak moments. Takes me a while to figure out if I like things or not. Your rug is awesome! I definitely like it!
Your room looks great so far, Aimee. I definitely love the fence art; it is fabulous. Thanks for coming to my blog to read it! The more active one is my shop related one: http://turtandelephant.blogspot.com. But my nor’easter blog is fine to read too! Take care!
It just looks SO GOOD! I’d definitely be spending a lot of time in there if I were you!
Looking good! I love your new rug!
So great! Love all of the details in the room. And I’m laughing because I was just at Michaels TODAY and bought the small version of the topiaries you have on your mantel!!!
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I absolutely love the mantle. The fence is perfect-whatever the season! I’d leave it there year round. How do I get your link to show up on my blog? I’ve so much to learn.
The room looks great! I love the wooden piece on the mantel. It makes it look complete but not overdone.
Allyson
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Love your mantle and new rug Aimme.Your family room looks great.
I love it. I just got a buffet and haven’t figured out how to decorate it I’m pinning this for inspiration
GReat choice to leave the fence art! It’s the perfect winter touch with all your brighter goodies. Kudos on a fresh mantle!
GReat choice to leave the fence art! It’s the perfect winter touch with all your brighter goodies. Kudos on a fresh mantle!
Looks great! I’m really admiring that rug too!
♥Linsey
Aimee, you are *good* I love your mantel! It looks like it was styled by a professional, but for all I know you are a professional decorator. I love the pops of yellow….so cheerful for dreary winter days!
Very Pretty! Love the yellow.
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! I am in love with this room! Great job piecing your mantle together, it is perfect! Love the new rug as well.
Love everything about your Mantel! I’m your newest follower
Aimee – definitely leave the wood…it’s such a great backdrop on the mantel. Your room is fresh and light and so cozy.
gorgeous mantle-so fresh and rustic at the same time and love the yellow! So funny, your ideas always catch my eye from the link parties
love your style-keep up the good work 
And thanks for all your kind words lately on my space 
Blessings,
Kristina
I LOVE your mantle. I love the pops of yellow throughout. So cute. Thanks for sharing. I would love it if you could link this to our linky party going on right now.
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Oh, Aimee- It’s just lovely. Of course
. I love the pop of bright blue and yellow!
Please link this room (and everything else!!) up tomorrow??
PS. pinned!
I LOVE your mantle!! The blue and yellow are PERFECT together! I agree with what you said…I like how the fence art pops on your white wall and mantle!! Great job!
Love it & have the same little birdie that you have on your mantle! I love that little guy. I really like how you put cutains over your back sliding door…genious idea.
It’s a breath of fresh air!!! Thanks so much for sharing this at the Kiss & Tell party over at I Gotta Create! <3
Girl!! I want your energy…You have really been knocking out some projects…it’s beautiful!! Thanks for sharing at my linky party!
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Hey Aimee-Love the mantle. Love the yellow flower and blue frame. I want to see a pic of the wall with all of the colored frames. Lisa
LOVE this rug!!! It completely changes the look of this room…which is pretty stunning itself!
Beautiful room! I love love love the horses!
I LOVE your mantel! That sweet little perched bird (along with everything else) is adorable.
xo,
Laurie @ Gallamore West
Your mantel looks great!! Love it! xx
I am so loving the *yellow*! That color always puts a smile on my face and I’m grinning from ear to ear (c: The mantel looks awesome!
Your mantle looks great! I really LOVE your family room and yep…. I’m still TOTALLY jealous about your rug
Your mantel and the entire room are just beautiful! I have that same sign on our mantel right now, but in different colors. Love the flower vase!
Very pretty room with all the special accessories. Mantle is very nicely done. And the rug really does look great – you must be thrilled!
I cannot decide which part of this room I like more. I love the mantel and the rug..and the $3 horses..so beautiful!
Sarah
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Beautiful mantel. And the rug is to die for.
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Very nice vignette. Still loving that vase with the flower.
Love! I am featuring you next week. Thanks for linking up to Wednesday Pinterest Favorites!
I love this whole look! So pretty and inviting!
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visiting from Frugal Friday, I love your mantel! It is so fun and cheery, yet wintry lookin, I see lots of possibilities for it too!
love love the rug and your mantle
This is so elegant and chic…beautiful! Love the pops of yellow! I’m hosting a Winter Wonderland link party on Monday and would love it if you linked this up!
-Melissa
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Beautiful! I love your bright pops of color, all the white, and especially the fence wood art!
This is just so fun and colorful! That rug looks great too, lady!I would love for you to come link up at my party going on now through Sunday night!
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Everything looks so great Aimee! Just like I popped onto PBs or West Elm’s website but better. Thanks for your shares at this week’s BFF Open House.
Wow, you are so creative. I LOVE the little horses just as they are! Love the rustic-ness of the wood on the mantel and the little white bird on the perch. SO, so beautiful!
Cute! The yellow and blue accents are perfect!
It all looks great. I love the idea of spraying branches & I adore what the frame says.
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I love love love!!! Passing through from EUTM!
This is beautiful my friend. So nice to catch up again my friend, hope you have a wonderful day
Always Wendy
it’s fabulous Aimee! LOVE the feel of the room and the mix of the textures!
thanks for linking up to Make it MOnday! I’ll be sharing on the Brassy Apple FB wall and twitter too!
love your family room! the colors are so cheery for a chilly winter. also wanted to suggest looking at cloth napkins for pillow covers. 16×16 napkins are perfect for a standard pillow form and are so easy to sew together. often pottery barn will sell the same patterns in pillow covers (more expensive) and cloth napkins (much cheaper). then you have the option of buying different patterns for each side to make reversible pillows. just a thought!
Your room is so pretty, everything works so well together. A happy room, with such great color and texture. I also love sprayed branches add a rustic touch. Thanks for sharing all your inspiration at Sunday’s Best!
Love the rug!
Oh I LOVE it SO much. Hope you can link this up at my turquoise lovin’ party going on!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2012/01/turquoise-lovin-21.html
Love this mantle!! Thanks so much for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday, I featured this on my blog tonight! Come by and grab a featured button
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I can’t stop raving about this mantle.. SO beautiful.. You are featured tonight as one of the TOP FAV’S from last week’s Pin’Inspirational Thursday..
) Please stop in and snag a button.. Hope you can link up again this week.. It’s ALWAYS over flowing with inspiration here.. LOVE it. Wishing you an amazing week.. xoxox..
Love your mantle! And Oliver too!!
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Love your mantel! I’m jealous of anyone who has a mantel to decorate!
I love your mantel! Especially the blue frame against the wood. And all the white just makes everything else just POP! And, if I were you, I’d leave those horses just the way they are—love the patina look of them. TFS
Thanks for linking up your lovely mantel Aimee! It’s a gorgeous room and I still love that rug =) I need to come steal it. LOL. But I’m not kidding.
Such a beautiful job!! Megan
LOVE your mantel!! I agree, that fence looks fabulous in the background..it really does pop!!
Beautiful mantel. Love that rug too. Stopping by from Fox Hollow Cottage’s Spring Mantel party.
Shasta
CONGRATS on being a finalist over at Whisperwood Cottages! Well deserved!! What a beautiful mantel!
Thanks SO MUCH Holly! Congrats to you, too!!! Very fun features for sure!!!
XO, Aimee
I am in LOVE with this mantel! Simple, beautiful, and the colors are PERFECT! I found you at The Shabby Creek Cottage– thanks for sharing!
~Abby =)
So many things I love about your mantel ~ the wood, the blues and yellows – it’s just all lovely. I’m going to be featuring them during the Countdown to Spring round-up @ Domestically-Speaking. Thanks for joining the party!
Love the royal blue and yellow. So fresh! Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower.
Your family room is lovely! It’s so bright and welcoming.
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